Misbegotten

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Misbegotten
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Directed by Mark L. Lester
Written by Larry Cohen
Based on Misbegotten by James Gabriel Berman
Starring Kevin Dillon
Nick Mancuso
Lysette Anthony
Cinematography Mark Irwin
Edited by David Berlatsky
Music by Paul Zaza
Production
companies
Distributed by Cinépix Film Properties
Trimark Home Video
Release date
  • June 1, 1998 (1998-06-01)
Running time
95 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Misbegotten is a 1997 [1] film directed by Mark L. Lester. It's one of Lester's favourite films in part because he admired the writing of Larry Cohen. [2]

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Plot summary

A killer who is obsessed with fathering a child, but has troubles with relationships with women, becomes a father via artificial insemination. He then tracks the mother down and terrorizes her and her husband.

Cast

Production

Filming occurred during mid-1997 in Britannia Beach, British Columbia. [3] [4]

Rating

The film was rated R when released. [5]

Reception

The film received generally poor reviews, with TVguide.com giving it only one and a half stars. [6]

References

  1. ↑ Pratley, Gerald (2003). A Century of Canadian Cinema: Gerald Pratley's Feature Film Guide, 1900 to the Present. Lynx Images. ISBN   9781894073219.
  2. ↑ Cribbs, John (2011). "The Films of Mark L Lester". The Pink Smoke.
  3. ↑ Scene: Nominees for lead executives in a motion picture funding agency are...
  4. ↑ Misbegotten (1997) - Filming & Production
  5. ↑ "Misbegotten Trailer, Reviews and Schedule for Misbegotten | TVGuide.com". Archived from the original on 2014-09-03. Retrieved 2014-08-29.
  6. ↑ "Misbegotten Review". Archived from the original on 2014-09-03. Retrieved 2014-08-29.


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